Answer card2026 draw · All applicants
250 tags, 343 applied, 8% drew in 2026. 195th hardest of 260 Arizona elk draws in 2026.
Draw result · 2026
8%
28 of 343 drew
Harvest success
61–89%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
250
Bulls / 100 cows
21
03b, 2025
Draw results · whole hunt
| Year | Applicants | Drew | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 343 | 28 | 250 |
Arizona prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.
What it is
- Hunt
- Unit 3B
- Legal animal
- Antlerless elk
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader Elk
- Tags
- 250 (2026)
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader Elk: Dec 11–Dec 31
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 3109
2021–20252137%2241%2362%2489%2561%
2025: 142 taken by 231 hunters. Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
Other elk hunts in Unit 3B
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Before you apply
- Points
- “Bonus points may be accrued for deer, antelope, elk, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, buffalo, and bear. In order to accrue a bonus point for a species, a valid application must be submitted into a drawing for that species and the application must be unsuccessful (not…”
- Tag fee
- “Elk Nonpermit-tag $135 $650”
- Application fee
- “prices shown include a $13 application fee per applicant for residents and a $15 application fee per applicant for non-residents.”
Rules for 2027.
Source: AZGFD